WhiteAP1

Well it depends, most standard mechanics dont even have the tools let alone the know how to do this job. I guess if he didnt know what he was doing he wouldnt have taken the job.

Talk to him, maybe he's sending the job elsewhere.?

lilkriss

So it turns out i should have been worried...........
I was driving yesterday and quite calmly at that when i heard a *bang* when i was shifting from 3rd to 2nd. I stopped the car and tried to move it and the car would move a little but then it would start making a horrible grinding noise and wouldnt move(i tried this in both 1st and 2nd). It will go in reverse fine and goes into all the gears well, it just doesnt move. I'm thinking the C&P wasnt installed correctly but im not completely sure. I'm taking it back to the place wher i got it fixed initially but i was wondering if anyone has any advice on what i should say to the mechanic becuase i really dont want to pay for labour again

stevharr

Tricky one. Does he guarantee his work, or does the part supplier guarantee the parts? If the answer to either of these questions is yes it's a starting point. Otherwise you have to prove that either the part or the installation was faulty, and here things get complicated.

The problem you have is that you don't want to pay for labour again. Unless you can find a diff specialist to do the work for free I think you've got Buckley's chance.
Because of course you wouldn't want the other guy to do it again - even if he offered to do it for free would you?

lilkriss

Well thats right, he said that if its definately the diff then he wil fix it up but im not sure i want to go down that path again.... i;m going to ask for a refund and even if i get a partial refund ill be happy with that or even if i get him to take it to a diff specialist, i just dont want him to do it again....... I'll let you guys know how it pans out

stevharr

I sensible plan I think. Hopefully your mechanic will want to keep you as a future customer and you can come to some mutually agreeable arrangement.

lilkriss

Now the bloke i bought the LSD from said the bearing in the diff needs to be replaced with new bearings once they have been taken out, you cantm reuse the old bearings, is this true?

RedRover

Probably, Yes.

I'm no expert but my understanding is that there are quite a few diff parts that are once-only use.

ronaldaust

I have fitted a Mazda to mine 3 different ratio,s goes well and is cheaper Ron